Where the Red Fern grows by Wilson Rawls

Recommended in Program(s): Challenge B

Cycle(s): N/A

Billy Colman is just a poor country boy with a heart of determination and a longing for some hunting dogs. After years of saving his money, Billy buys a pair of coonhounds and begins the process of training and befriending the dogs. The dogs lead Billy into a variety of adventures, leading Billy to become a stronger, wiser young man who better understands what it means to love others.

• • Paperback
  • 249 pages
  • © 1984